- Andromeda Nebula (galaxy, spiral)
- туманность Андромеды, галактика М31
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Andromeda Nebula (galaxy, spiral)
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Andromeda nebula — Andromeda galaxy or Andromeda nebula noun A spiral galaxy in Andromeda, visible to the naked eye • • • Main Entry: ↑andromeda … Useful english dictionary
galaxy — /gal euhk see/, n., pl. galaxies. 1. Astron. a. a large system of stars held together by mutual gravitation and isolated from similar systems by vast regions of space. b. (usually cap.) See Milky Way. 2. any large and brilliant or impressive… … Universalium
Andromeda Galaxy — The Andromeda Galax … Wikipedia
Galaxy — This article is about the astronomical structure. For other uses, see Galaxy (disambiguation). NGC 4414, a typical spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices, is about 55,000 light years in diameter and approximately 60 million light… … Wikipedia
nebula — nebular, adj. /neb yeuh leuh/, n., pl. nebulae / lee , luy /, nebulas. 1. Astron. a. Also called diffuse nebula. a cloud of interstellar gas and dust. Cf. dark nebula, emission nebula, reflection nebula … Universalium
Andromeda galaxy — Astron. a spiral galaxy, appearing to the naked eye as a fuzzy oval patch in the constellation Andromeda; it is a close neighbor to our own galaxy. * * * or M31 Great spiral galaxy in the constellation Andromeda. It is the nearest spiral galaxy… … Universalium
Nebula — Nebulae redirects here. For the supercomputer in China, see Nebulae (computer). For other uses, see Nebula (disambiguation). The Pillars of Creation from the Eagle Nebula … Wikipedia
spiral nebula — noun a galaxy having a spiral structure; arms containing younger stars spiral out from old stars at the center • Syn: ↑spiral galaxy • Hypernyms: ↑galaxy, ↑extragalactic nebula • Hyponyms: ↑Andromeda galaxy * * * … Useful english dictionary
Andromeda galaxy — noun a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Andromeda that is visible to the naked eye • Hypernyms: ↑spiral galaxy, ↑spiral nebula * * * Astron. a spiral galaxy, appearing to the naked eye as a fuzzy oval patch in the constellation Andromeda; it … Useful english dictionary
spiral nebula — Nebula Neb u*la (n[e^]b [ u]*l[.a]), n.; pl. {Nebul[ae]} (n[e^]b [ u]*l[=e]). [L., mist, cloud; akin to Gr. nefe lh, ne fos, cloud, mist, G. nebel mist, OHG. nebul, D. nevel, Skr. nabhas cloud, mist. Cf. {Nebule}.] 1. (Astron.) A faint, cloudlike … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Nebula — Neb u*la (n[e^]b [ u]*l[.a]), n.; pl. {Nebul[ae]} (n[e^]b [ u]*l[=e]). [L., mist, cloud; akin to Gr. nefe lh, ne fos, cloud, mist, G. nebel mist, OHG. nebul, D. nevel, Skr. nabhas cloud, mist. Cf. {Nebule}.] 1. (Astron.) A faint, cloudlike, self… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
